H.R.3932: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

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Bill Summary

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual with a terminal illness shall begin with the first month such individual has such illness (thus eliminating the waiting period).

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
July 31, 1996

Introduced in the House by Robert E. Wise Jr. (D-W.Va.)

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